Cabinet.



No. 896,017. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908. I H. HEIMANN.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5, 1908.

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HUGO HEIMANN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR" TO HEIMANN-MILLERMANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Application filed March 5, 1908. I Serial No. 419,270.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO HEIMANN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a'new and useful Improvement in Cabinets, of which the following is aspecification.

. My invention relates to cabinets and has for its principal objects tofacilitate the operation of the door and to provide for the safedisposition thereof.

It consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed. 1

' In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure1 isa front elevation of a cabinet embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is aside elevation-thereof with the door open; Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection on the hue 33 of Fig. 1, showing the door moved back inside ofthe cabinet; Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section at right angles to theview of Fig. 3, with the door dismounted from its supporting frame; Fig.5 is a horizontal section of the cabinet with the door open.

The cabinet is preferably of the so-called unit type wherein severalunits or sections are capa le of systematic combination. The frame 1 ofthe cabinet has at one side thereof horizontal tracks 2, 3. The uppertrack 2 extends from the rear ortion of the cabinet forward and ispreferab y mounted on the underside of the upper side member 4 of theframe. The lower track 3 extends from the front of the cabinetrearward-1y and is referably mounted on the u per side of a orizontalmember 5 of the ame located about midway of the height of the cabinet;

On the lower track rests a roller 6 which is mounted on the side of avertical or upright post or frame 7. Mounted on said post and extendingbackwardly at the top thereof is a horizontal member 8, which isconnected by an inclined iece or bracket 9 to said- 0st. The post, thehorizontal member an the bracket together constitute a frame which issupported u on the lower horizontal track 3 by means 0 the roller 6.Near the rear of the upper end of the bracket is a second roller 10which is adapted to engage the upper track when the post is in avertical posiand the lower tracks are parallel, the frame may-be slidendn'ise thereof without affecting the vertical position of the post. Inorder to prevent the lateral movement of the frame, guide strips 11 arefastened to the top and bottom of the cabinet adjacent to said frame.

The door 12 of the cabinet is hung on said post by means of hingeslocated near the top and bottom thereof, respectively. Each of saidhinges preferably comprises a member 13 fastened'flatwise to the postand extending beyond the edge thereof, and a second member 14 secured tothe door at a slight distance forward of the rear edge thereof andivotally connected to the outer end of said st-mentioned member. By thisarrangement, the door in its open position is in alinement with theframe; and in its closed position the hinge portion thereof extendslaterally beyond the pivot point so as to close the entire opening ofthe cabinet. Preferably, a molding or facing strip 15 is fixed to thecabinet in front of the supporting frame and a limiting stri or shoulder16 is provided on the side of t 1e frame on the opposite side of thedoor opening.

The operation of the device is as follows: Normally the door is closedand the cabinet has the appearance of an ordinary cabinet. The weight ofthe door rests on the post and through the roller thereon is transmittedto the lower horizontal track. The tendency of the door is to tilt therear end of the frame upwardly, but this tendency is overcome by theupper roller bearing upwardly against the underside of the upper track.Consequently, the 0st maintains its vertical posi tion. The nor is swungupon its hinge until it is in alinement with the supporting frame andthen an inward pressure thereon causes the frame to roll rearwardlyuntil the door is inside of the cabinet. In this position, the door isentirely out of the way of adjacent doors and does not obstruct thespace in front of its own cabinet.

To limit the outward movement of the door-carrying frame 7, a block orstop 17 is provided at the bottom near the front of the cabinet andagainst which the lower end of said frame abuts in its forward position.It is preferable, but not absolutely necessary, to provide anantifriction roller 18 which is arranged so that the door passesthere'over I when moved back into the cabinet. This roller is providedto support the free end of the door should the same sag, but,ordinarily, when the parts are proper y fitted and adjusted, the doorwill pass clear of said roller.

In order to prevent the roller 10 being tilted away-from its track 2 byan upward pull on the door, it is desirable to provide a dependingmember 19, whose lower end will normally lie a slight distance above thelower track 3. This member is mounted upon the frame 7 at any convenientpoint, preferably on the bracket 9, and constitutes a means for limitingthe downward tilting movement of the frame. In order to maintain theproper relative positions and distances of the upper and lower tracks 2,3, any suitable means for adjusting said tracks may be employed, and Iconsider it unnecessary to describe any specific means.

What I claim is: I

1. A cabinet comprising horizontal tracks mounted at one side thereofnear the to and,

middle thereof res ectively, a roller rame having a rearwardly rojectingmember at the top thereof, and a (ibor ivotally mounted on the frontpart of said rame, said frame being hung near its front on the lowertrack and having a roller on the rear part of said rearwardly extendingmember arranged to bear upwardly against the underside of the uppertrack.

2. A cabinet comprising horizontal tracks mounted at one side thereofnear the top and middle thereof respectively, a frame having arearwardly projecting member at the top thereof, a door pivotallymounted on the front part of said frame, and guides for said framemounted on the to and bottom portions of the cabinet, sai frame beingsupported on the lower track and having a roller on its rearwardlyextending member arranged to bear upwardly against the under side ofsaid upper track.

3. A cabinet having an upper and a lower horizontal track at the sidethereof, a frame having a rearwardly extending member at the topthereof, a door hingedto said frame and having its pivot point inwardlyfrom the margin of said door, and a facing strip at the front edge ofthe cabinet, said frame having a roller resting on the lower track andhaving a roller on its rearwardly extending member arranged to bearupwardly against the upper.

side of said upper track. V

4. A cabinet com rising horizontal tracks near the top and mi dlethereof respectively, a roller frame hung on thelower track and having aroller on 1ts u per rear portion arranged to bear upward y against theunderside of the upper track, and a member pivotally mounted on thefront of said frame, said frame comprising a vertical post, a horizontal top member and an inclined member arranged to brace saidhorizontal member.

5. A cabinet comprising horizontal tracks mounted near the top andmiddle thereof, and a roller frame hung on the lower track, said framecom rising a vertical member, a horizontal mem er extending rearwardlyat the top thereof and a bracket, said horizontal member having a rollernear the rear thereof adapted to bear upwardly against the upper track,and the vertical member having a member located slightly above the lowertrack rearwardly from the roller thereon.

Signed at St. Louis, Missouri, this 11th day of February, 1907, in. thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. Y

HUGO HEIMANN.

Witnesses:

V J. B. MEGOWN,

G. A. PENNINGTON.

